Solid "Zombie" Entry

Rating: 8/10 (17 October 2005)

28 DAYS LATER is not a "zombie" film per se, it is actually about people who become infected with a virus that makes them act zombie-like. The story centers around a small group of people who have managed to dodge the virus and look for safety in a city that is quickly becoming over-run with these "things". When the group finds that there is really no safe place in the city, they decide to make a mad dash for supplies and then to run for the country-side, hoping that there will be less of a virus-riddled population there. They then come upon a military installation who vow to protect them, but being that one of the group is the only female to be found, things quickly turn sour.
Very little to complain about in 28 DAYS LATER. The one big problem I had is how the "action" sequences were filmed. Whenever any violence was shown on film, the camera would shake uncontrollably, and you could see no details of what was happening. This tends to annoy the sh!t out of me, because I like to see the graphic action up-close without the "cut-aways" or shaky camera tricks. I realize that it seems to be the trend nowdays to do weird camera tricks, but I still hate it. Not enough to ruin the film, but knocked it down a point in my book. Pretty original story, great performances - an all-around winner. Check this one out...8/10